Data + Love

This week on the Data + Love podcast we talk about the Godfather of Dataviz Edward Tufte, his magnum opus 'the document', and what that has in common with Amazon's recent 'Catastrophically Expensive' AI blunders.

Zach and Blake had an informal conversation about data visualization, community engagement, and AI's impact on creative work.

Blake shared his journey into the Tableau community through Makeover Monday, where he was inspired by Matt Huff and Andy Kriebel, and eventually became a co-leader of the community project.
They discussed the importance of finding authentic ways to engage with the community, with Blake launching live streams of his Makeover Monday work on Fridays to be more transparent about his process.
The conversation also covered the limitations of AI-generated content, with both agreeing that authentic human creativity becomes more valuable when content is easily replicable by machines.

A landmark Pew Research survey this week shows that 16% of Americans believe AI will have a positive Impact on Society

In this episode we explore the fear, where it's coming from, who's creating it, and why

Iron Viz Judge Mark Bradbourne returns to discuss TC26. We talk about Keynotes, Devs on Stage, Iron Viz, and get dramatically off topic quite frequently.

In this solo episode we catch up with recent trends in workplace AI